English is losing importance in Europe

I've just watched the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, and out of the 18 entries only Portugal and one country in the east sang in a language other than English. I don't think we need to worry just yet, Mr Juncker.

Re: English is losing importance in Europe

English is the universal global language, as much as it is butchered with regional variations, it's still the standard, and it's never going away, no matter what a Eurocrat with his head residing in his colon says...

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My French nephew has a Polish wife and all credit to him he has learnt the language - well I supposed he had to up to a point. Cannot say I'm a fan of the sausage and sauerkraut stew we had at his place though, give me a traditional British curry every time

All views expressed are my own but you can express them too if you want to be right about everything like I am.

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I remember Alan Whicker did a luxury round-the-world flight for wealthy Americans, stopping over in various well-known locations. Some of the guests complained that there were too many poor people lining the road from the airport into whatever Indian city they visited.

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I just sat through the entire Eurovision Song Contest final, and there is no longer a requirement to repeat everything in French. In fact the only thing that was translated into French was the twelve-point scores from the national juries. So much for English losing importance, Mr Juncker.